Their reactions vary Daniel, the second oldest, for example, says he thinks it is all rubbish. The mystic consults each child privately about their fate. The novel begins in 1969 with the four children of the Gold family – Varya, Daniel, Klara and Simon – visiting a fortune-teller in her grimy downtown New York apartment, who is said to be able to predict the date of a person’s death. The following review contains one or two spoilers. Chloe Benjamin, in this novel at least, is definitely one of those authors. As a writer myself, this is, I feel, not one of my strengths, so I am in awe of those for whom it clearly is. I am a huge admirer of authors who can come up with clever, original, twisty plots.
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